Any new moms out there?

It's been a long time since I was a new Mom but I always found it easy to
lose weight when I was breastfeeding. You are putting out about 1,000
calories a day in milk.

In news:5nlFd.3377$EG1.1616@attbi_s53,
Carol Ann <[email hidden]> stated
| Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so
| far........
|
| My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.
|
| If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how
| quickly you lose?
|
| Carol Ann
| www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

Carol Ann said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly
you lose?

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

Hello and welcome!
I'm not a new mom, I have 3 kids(ds-5, dd-3 and dd-1.5). I'm currently
nursing my 18 month old. My weight loss seems a bit slower than last
time, but I am down 7 lbs in a week, so that is good. 🙂

-Michelle (25)
restarted Atkins 1/4/04 (quit due to pregnancy 3/01)
292/285/175

I am a new mom...dont know how much I gained, so far I have lost 20lbs, and
I quit nursing in Sept.....I never try to lose weight when I am nursing...

Glitter Girl
"Carol Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly you
lose?

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

Well, mine is about to turn two, but...
During the pregnancy I put on 60 lbs. Left 30 in the delivery room, and
packed on 10lbs while breastfeeding. That's right, you CAN gain weight while
breastfeeding. DD had lots of colic related issues, so I was not eating
everything in sight at that time. Just the basics of meat, veggies, and
water. I breastfed for 8 months.
I now have about 30 left to lose.
Michelle in Gander

"Carol Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly you
lose?

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

Well, mine is about to turn two, but...
During the pregnancy I put on 60 lbs. Left 30 in the delivery room, and
packed on 10lbs while breastfeeding. That's right, you CAN gain weight while
breastfeeding. DD had lots of colic related issues, so I was not eating
everything in sight at that time. Just the basics of meat, veggies, and
water. I breastfed for 8 months.
I now have about 30 left to lose.
Michelle in Gander

"Carol Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:5nlFd.3377$EG1.1616@attbi_s53...

Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly you
lose?

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

In message <5nlFd.3377$EG1.1616@attbi_s53>, Carol Ann
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly
you lose?

My daughter just turned two. I nursed her till she was 19 months.

I didn't lose while I was nursing. Nor did I lose when I stopped
nursing.

Not much help here; sorry.
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

In message <5nlFd.3377$EG1.1616@attbi_s53>, Carol Ann
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly
you lose?

My daughter just turned two. I nursed her till she was 19 months.

I didn't lose while I was nursing. Nor did I lose when I stopped
nursing.

Not much help here; sorry.
--
Mogget, the Churl in the Puce Greatcoat

Hi Carol Ann

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks, but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger. Over the next 7-8
months I went up and down those 2kg. I couldn't stick to LC for more than 2
weeks at a time without blowing it. I had a pretty big year due to some
huge work projects with long hours, and building a new house, and I could
never really focus on me.

Since the start of December I have been doing well with LC, and have lost
5kg so far. I even managed to not cheat over Christmas. I think this time
I'll be able to stick with it, it's second nature to me again now, and I
feel so much better.

I belong to the Pregnant Atkids Yahoo group, and the women there have varied
experiences with losing weight while breastfeeding.

--
Tara
http://www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris - pics of Madison
New Zealand

"Carol Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:5nlFd.3377$EG1.1616@attbi_s53...

Quoted message said:

Just curious how much you gained and how much you've lost so far........

My daughter is 9 1/2 months old. I'm breastfeeding.

If you are breastfeeding, have you noticed a difference is how quickly you
lose?

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks, but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger.

Madison hasn't been fed since she was 3-1/2 weeks old? She must be
AWFULLY thin by now! [ducking!]

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks, but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger.

Madison hasn't been fed since she was 3-1/2 weeks old? She must be
AWFULLY thin by now! [ducking!]

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Quoted message said:

Hi Carol Ann

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the
rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks, but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger. Over the next
7-8
months I went up and down those 2kg. I couldn't stick to LC for more than
2
weeks at a time without blowing it. I had a pretty big year due to some
huge work projects with long hours, and building a new house, and I could
never really focus on me.

Since the start of December I have been doing well with LC, and have lost
5kg so far. I even managed to not cheat over Christmas. I think this
time
I'll be able to stick with it, it's second nature to me again now, and I
feel so much better.

I belong to the Pregnant Atkids Yahoo group, and the women there have
varied
experiences with losing weight while breastfeeding.

Our girls really are growing so quickly!! Morgan is now 29 1/2" (probably
30 by now) and 21 lbs. She also has 10 teeth now. There could be more, but
I'm not able to get a good look in her mouth.

I feel HORRIBLE about my weight. I've recently started to get manicures,
pedicures and facials. Last week I cut all of my hair off. I try daily to
improve myself whether it is through walking or saying no to what I know I
should.

I wonder if the breastfeeding is causing me to be more 'hungry' than usual??
I am famished ALL the time.

I will NOT give up trying........every step, whether big or small IS a step,
right??

I saw Madison's pictures. She's adorable!!!

http://tinyurl.com/6ejp9 <------ pictures of Morgan (old and new)

~Carol Ann
~Carol Ann

LOL - she certainly acts like she hasn't been fed since she was 3 weeks
old!! Boy, if
we're late with a feed we certainly hear about it.

Considering she's in a waist-to-ankle cast, that's how I keep her thin you
know 😉
(Just kidding about the thin bit!!)

Tara
http://www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris - pics of Madison
New Zealand

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the
rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks,
but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my
life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger.

Madison hasn't been fed since she was 3-1/2 weeks old? She must be
AWFULLY thin by now! [ducking!]

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

LOL - she certainly acts like she hasn't been fed since she was 3 weeks
old!! Boy, if
we're late with a feed we certainly hear about it.

Considering she's in a waist-to-ankle cast, that's how I keep her thin you
know 😉
(Just kidding about the thin bit!!)

Why is she in a cast? :-(

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Hi Carol Ann

"Carol Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Our girls really are growing so quickly!! Morgan is now 29 1/2" (probably
30 by now) and 21 lbs. She also has 10 teeth now. There could be more,
but I'm not able to get a good look in her mouth.

Madison finally got her first 2 teeth last month, after months of the teeth
going up and down. She still doesn't have much in the way of hair though.
What is there is getting quite fair, so it makes it even harder to see, LOL.

Madison has been in a waist-to-ankle cast for the last eight weeks, and has
another 10 weeks to go. We discovered that her left hip was dislocated
(Developmental Dysplagia of Hip), so she went into hospital to have it put
in place, and the hip spica (cast) applied. This has certainly made life
interesting over the last couple of months. She can't have a bath now, so
we are now quite adept at sponge baths. Jason has made her a little chair
and table to help her have some upright time.

Because of the abducted position of her legs we can't measure her length. I
did measure her just before and after her surgery, so I know how much the
cast weighs. Last week Madison weighed 8.58kg (18lb 14oz).

Quoted message said:

I feel HORRIBLE about my weight. I've recently started to get manicures,
pedicures and facials. Last week I cut all of my hair off. I try daily
to improve myself whether it is through walking or saying no to what I
know I should.

Walking is always good, I quite enjoy taking Madison out in her stroller.

Quoted message said:

I wonder if the breastfeeding is causing me to be more 'hungry' than
usual?? I am famished ALL the time.

I know that I felt like I was "starving" when I was breastfeeding.

Quoted message said:

I will NOT give up trying........every step, whether big or small IS a
step, right??

Definitely! Don't give up, it doesn't matter how long it takes to lose the
weight as long as you eventually get there.

Quoted message said:

I saw Madison's pictures. She's adorable!!!

http://tinyurl.com/6ejp9 <------ pictures of Morgan (old and new)

~Carol Ann

Morgan looks like a very happy, healthy little girl - don't you think they
are looking more and more like little girls now, rather than babies?

--
Tara
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris/ - pics of Madison
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris/spicachair.htm - Madison's spica
chair/table
New Zealand

She had a dislocated hip (DDH) which wasn't diagnosed early on. Hopefully
all will be well when the cast is removed in March.

--
Tara
http://www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tjharris - pics of Madison
New Zealand

"Saffire" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

LOL - she certainly acts like she hasn't been fed since she was 3 weeks
old!! Boy, if
we're late with a feed we certainly hear about it.

Considering she's in a waist-to-ankle cast, that's how I keep her thin
you
know 😉
(Just kidding about the thin bit!!)

Why is she in a cast? :-(

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

She had a dislocated hip (DDH) which wasn't diagnosed early on. Hopefully
all will be well when the cast is removed in March.

Poor little thing! I can't imagine having to give a baby sponge baths
only for MONTHS (as I recall, babies can be a tad on the sloppy side :-)
OTOH, I imagine it makes it harder for her to wiggle away from you :-)
I'm sure she'll make up for it with GUSTO once the cast comes off.

She and Morgan are both adorable babies and it's been great to follow
their progress here in the newsgroup!

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Quoted message said:

She had a dislocated hip (DDH) which wasn't diagnosed early on. Hopefully
all will be well when the cast is removed in March.

Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that. How is she doing in it? How are YOU???

~Carol Ann

Quoted message said:

Madison finally got her first 2 teeth last month, after months of the
teeth
going up and down. She still doesn't have much in the way of hair though.
What is there is getting quite fair, so it makes it even harder to see,
LOL.

Morgan has funny hair, too. She has a receding hairline. Very
odd.........My mother wants to shave her hair off AFTER her 1st birthday.
I'm still debating....

Quoted message said:

Madison has been in a waist-to-ankle cast for the last eight weeks, and
has
another 10 weeks to go. We discovered that her left hip was dislocated
(Developmental Dysplagia of Hip), so she went into hospital to have it put
in place, and the hip spica (cast) applied. This has certainly made life
interesting over the last couple of months. She can't have a bath now, so
we are now quite adept at sponge baths. Jason has made her a little chair
and table to help her have some upright time.

I'm so sorry to hear about this. How did you notice it? Poor girl. Is she
in pain?

Quoted message said:

Morgan looks like a very happy, healthy little girl - don't you think they
are looking more and more like little girls now, rather than babies?

Yes, especially now that she no longer wears bubble type outfits. She's so
big, too. With all of her teeth, in a picture I would say she looks at
least 2!!!

People who see her (who don't know her) are always shocked when I tell them
she is only 9 months old.

She has a gap between her top two teeth. It is adorable. I just can't
believe I'm actually a mother!!

Carol Ann
www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge!!
http://tinyurl.com/6ejp9 <---- Pictures of Morgan

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Hi Carol Ann

Our girls are getting older and bigger! I gained 15.5kgs when I was
pregnant, all but 2 kg (4.5 pounds) in the first half. I lowcarbed the
rest
of the pregnancy. I lost 6.5kg with the delivery, and when I was
breastfeeding I lost another 2kg. I only fed Madison for 3 1/2 weeks,
but
during that time I was so hungry. I have never been so hungry in my
life.
I ate so much! If I had continued to feed, I don't know if I would have
lost much more since I was eating alot due to the hunger. Over the next
7-8
months I went up and down those 2kg. I couldn't stick to LC for more
than 2
weeks at a time without blowing it. I had a pretty big year due to some
huge work projects with long hours, and building a new house, and I could
never really focus on me.

Since the start of December I have been doing well with LC, and have lost
5kg so far. I even managed to not cheat over Christmas. I think this
time
I'll be able to stick with it, it's second nature to me again now, and I
feel so much better.

I belong to the Pregnant Atkids Yahoo group, and the women there have
varied
experiences with losing weight while breastfeeding.

Our girls really are growing so quickly!! Morgan is now 29 1/2" (probably
30 by now) and 21 lbs. She also has 10 teeth now. There could be more,
but I'm not able to get a good look in her mouth.

I feel HORRIBLE about my weight. I've recently started to get manicures,
pedicures and facials. Last week I cut all of my hair off. I try daily
to improve myself whether it is through walking or saying no to what I
know I should.

good for you for doing something for yourself--it is hard sometimes to
justify the personal pampering, but I feel it is one of the most important
things we can do for ourselves-the old adage of "if Momma ain't happy,
ain't nobody happy" certainly is true. We have to remember to take care of
ourselves so that we can take care of our families.

Quoted message said:

I wonder if the breastfeeding is causing me to be more 'hungry' than
usual?? I am famished ALL the time.

breastfeeding can make you feel hungrier than normal...

Quoted message said:

I will NOT give up trying........every step, whether big or small IS a
step, right??

Right! Never give up!

Quoted message said:

I saw Madison's pictures. She's adorable!!!

http://tinyurl.com/6ejp9 <------ pictures of Morgan (old and new)

~Carol Ann
~Carol Ann